Want to Learn JavaScript? Treehouse May be a Place to Start.

JavaScript (JS) is one of the most used programming languages on the web — on front end and now even the backend. After acknowledging that I needed to learn JavaScript better,…

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How Jennifer Wong, a Former Civil Engineer, Became a Front-End Developer

Jennifer Wong started out her career as a civil engineer. But things were slow paced, and not too exciting. Like many of us, it wasn’t the career she thought it…

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How Practice, Not Just “Learning”, Made Me a Better Coder

The following is a guest post by Joe Auer. Joe is not a professionally trained programmer: he studied accounting and finance in college. After working for an accounting firm for 3.5 years following college,…

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How to Become a Self-taught Developer: Q&A with Jon Chan, Creator of Bento.io

Jon Chan is the epitome of a self-taught developer. Over many years, he taught himself how to program. And today, Jon is a software developer at Stack Overflow. Yes, he has…

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A Look Inside Boston’s Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program

Bernice Kwade is a 15 year old girl who recently completed the Girls Who Code (GWC) summer immersion program in Boston, Massachusetts. Since completing the program, Bernice has started a…

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16 Year Old Student Creates an Online Java Course

Varand Abrahamian is not your typical 16 year old high school student. Whereas most 16 year olds relax, go to sleep away camp, play video games, work as a lifeguard, etc. on…

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Make Your First Ruby on Rails Application with One Month

Over the last several months I had been learning Python, perfecting the fundamentals of programming. I eventually came to a place where I wanted to start building web apps. However, I was…

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How Ciara Went From Poor College Student to Self-Taught Meteor Developer

Ciara Burkett is a self-taught Meteor developer. But more than that, she is helping others learn how to build with the Meteor framework. However, unlike some of the other women I have…

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Lindsey Austinson Might Be The Sweetest UX Designer Ever 

I don’t say this lightly: Lindsey Austinson may be one of the sweetest people I have yet to come by on my coding journey. Not only did Lindsey offer enlightening information about…

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A Tech Blog that Connects South African Women

Sam Wright, from South Africa, is on a mission to empower and engage fellow South African women in the realm of technology. After freelancing for several tech publications, Wright realized through writing, reviewing and…

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Amy Vernon: Laid Off Journalist turned Digital Marketing Expert

After fulfilling her childhood dream by becoming a journalist, Amy Vernon was crushed when she was suddenly laid off about five and a half years ago. Fortunately, Vernon rebounded in no…

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Kathryn Barrett: Teaching Kids To Code Across Canada

Kathryn Barrett, hailing from Toronto, began teaching herself how to code at only 12 years old. Today she teaches and develops courses for Learning Labs — an online digital literacy hub. Kathryn specifically works…

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Rebecca Rachmany: CEO and Creator of Purple and Nine TV Show

Rebecca Rachmany is on a mission to get more girls into tech-based fields. But, beyond that, she hopes to inspire younger generations by revealing their full potential and breaking stereotypes often portrayed by mass…

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How Jennifer Dewalt Built 180 Websites in 180 Days

I am super thrilled to have Jennifer Dewalt featured on this installment of Women in Tech Wednesday. Turns out, Jennifer is actually from my hometown (Bethlehem, PA). Hashtag mind blown.…

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Carly Rowe of 2930 Creative: Women In Tech Wednesday

Several years ago Carly Rowe packed two suitcases and moved to Dallas.  It was a huge risk—leaving Cleveland, Ohio and heading to an unfamiliar destination. However, it fortunately ended up being…

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